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Box Butte County Board of Equalization Hears Multiple Property Valuation Protests
Summary
At its June 29 meeting in Alliance, the Box Butte County Board of Equalization accepted the agenda and heard evidence on numerous property valuation protests filed on Form 422. Commissioners took testimony from property owners and representatives but recorded no formal decisions on the protests during the session.
The Box Butte County Board of Equalization convened at 9:00 a.m. June 29, 2026, in the Commissioner Board Room at the County Courthouse in Alliance. Chairperson Steve Burke, Commissioners Brett Ditsch and Mike Sautter were present. The board accepted the agenda by a 3-0 vote after Commissioner Mike Sautter moved to approve and Commissioner Brett Ditsch seconded.
County Clerk Martie Burke recorded the proceedings and administered the oath to property valuation protestors before the evidentiary portion of the hearing began. The board noted that notice of the protests had been published June 10, 2026, in the Alliance Times Herald and that the affidavit of publication was on file; the agenda had been posted to boxbuttecountyne.gov on June 26, 2026.
Chairperson Burke read property valuation protest forms (Form 422) and the board heard evidence from multiple filers and representatives. In the morning session the board recorded testimony or evidence from Bryan Morgan; Justin Sherlock; Michelle Hoxworth; a representative of H & H Sanitation; Ruth Escamilla; Robin Rust; Rod Prochazka; Virginia Campbell; Alicia Hansen (called); Judy Sample; Katie Kimball; and Robert Chinnock. The record also notes several named filers who were not present, including David Sward and Patrick McCawley.
The board recessed at 11:50 a.m. and reconvened at 1:00 p.m. for a second group of hearings. Afternoon testimony or evidence included statements from Barb Schafer; Trenton and Morgan Kuhn; Terry Girard; Vern Rasmussen; Jane Faber; and Derrick Warfield. The minutes record additional filers listed as not present for the afternoon (for example, Dylan Schnell and Don Tschacher).
No formal decisions, final votes, or adopted adjustments to assessed valuations for the individual protests were recorded in the minutes of the June 29 meeting. Chairperson Burke adjourned the Board of Equalization at 2:53 p.m.
What happens next: The minutes do not record outcomes or final determinations on the individual Form 422 protests; any formal decisions, valuation changes, or appeals deadlines are not specified in the published record for this meeting.
